Remembering the White Terror purge: A tale of imprisonment during Taiwan's martial law

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Remembering the White Terror purge: A tale of imprisonment during Taiwan's martial law

Tsai Kunlin was only 19 when he was arrested, tortured and interrogated as a political prisoner. As Taiwan marks 30 years since the lifting of martial law, the 86-year-old shared his experience in prison on Green Island during the decades-long political purge known as the White Terror.